GENEVA (28 May 2012) – The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants, François Crépeau, today warned that the increasing competence of the European Union in the field of migration has not always been accompanied by a corresponding guarantee of rights for migrants themselves, and in particular irregular migrants.
“Within EU institutional and policy structures, migration and border control have been increasingly integrated into security frameworks that emphasize policing, defence and criminality over a rights-based approach,” Mr. Crépeau said during the presentation of his special report* on EU border management to the UN Human Rights Council.
“I regret that within the EU policy context, irregular migration remains largely viewed as a security concern that must be stopped,” the independent expert said. “This is fundamentally at odds with a human rights approach, concerning the conceptualization of migrants as individuals and equal holders of human rights.’’
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